By Alex Evans If we did not start the fire – if it was already burning – then who set the infamous town Centralia ablaze? Centralia, Pennsylvania, is home to an underground coal mine fire that has been burning since 1962. The U.S. Department of the Interior estimates that thousands of active coal mine fires … Continue reading I Fell Into a Burning Ring of Fire: The Story of Centralia, a Town on Fire

By Jude B. Khatib Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer programming that aims to teach machines to perform basic human cognitive functions such as self-learning, problem-solving, and reasoning. Algorithms, which can be defined as a list of rules or procedures that the AI can follow to solve a problem, are the most essential … Continue reading Can Artificial Intelligence Outsmart Cancer?

By Olivia Marx Most people know someone affected by cancer and are familiar with the toll the disease takes on a person’s life – from tangible impacts on their body to intangible ones on their close relationships. Since the early 1990s, clinical and research advancements have supported a 31% decline in the overall cancer death … Continue reading Taking a Shot at Cancer: The Future of Cancer Vaccines

By Joshua Place, DVM Scientists, though experts on their specific area of study, may not be familiar with the quirks of the animals they use as their models. Understanding reproduction, complex medical treatments, and providing the appropriate environmental enrichment of an animal model in a way that minimally impacts study results is a crucial part … Continue reading Moving Science Fur-ward: The Work of Lab Animal Veterinarians